Beware of Ghost Jobs: Why Fake Job Postings Are an Ethical Crisis
Sensitive data from CVs—combined with social media profiles—can enable phishing, fraud, identity theft, or even professional blackmail.
Strengthening MSMEs for India’s Economic Future
Sandeep R Manakeshwar explores the critical role of India’s 63 million MSMEs in driving national economic growth, contributing significantly to GDP and exports. Despite their immense potential, these enterprises face persistent challenges, including informality, limited access to finance and technology, and skill deficits. Manakeshwar delves into these bottlenecks and offers strategic policy recommendations to foster…
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Indian Economy Leaps with MSME Support
Sandeep Dhingra, Strategic CFO & Business Leader, highlights how India’s MSMEs are propelling economic decentralization and growth, making the nation the 4th largest economy. He stresses that integrating digitalization, sustainable practices, accessible finance, and targeted skilling is vital for empowering these resilient enterprises and securing India’s prosperous future. MSMEs have been instrumental in bringing economic…
Closing the Last Financial Window? RBI’s Gold Loan Norms Risk Reviving Informal Lending in India
When Emergency Credit Becomes a Casualty of Regulation!!!A probable political backlash could emerge as millions of low-income and rural families—struggling to access emergency funds—perceive the new RBI gold loan norms as a government-endorsed closure of their last legal credit lifeline, especially in an election-sensitive climate.While the RBI is constitutionally independent and rightly so, monetary policy…
Smart Mobility Surge: Automotive Electronics Market to Reach USD 455 Billion by 2032
The global automotive electronics market is entering a dynamic new era, with projections indicating a leap from USD 255 billion in 2023 to approximately USD 455 billion by 2032. This robust expansion, as reported by DataIntelo, is underpinned by a 6.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) and signals significant opportunities for SMEs and startups in…
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What Lies Between Success and Failure for Start-up Ventures?
The line between success and failure for entrepreneurs—particularly startup founders—is often blurred. It’s not capital, visibility, or even a brilliant idea that determines longevity. It’s character. Values. And the ability to remain grounded when success tempts ego and shortcuts. Generational family-run businesses offer valuable lessons here. Many operate within a disciplined framework honed over decades—sometimes…
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Why BRICS Nations Are the Real Advanced Economies Today
For decades, global development discourse has relied on outdated binaries—“developed” and “developing”—shaped by the post-World War II institutional architecture and Cold War geopolitics. The transatlantic powers of North America and Western Europe have long assumed the role of global standard-bearers of development. However, a closer look at present-day realities reveals a different story. On key…
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India’s Q-Commerce Growth Underscores Market-Driven Innovation: Siddharth Shankar
Dismissing India’s quick-commerce (Q-commerce) advancements as superficial or lacking innovation is a fundamental misreading of the sector’s complexity and global relevance, said exit entrepreneur and business leader Siddharth Shankar during a recent interview.
Transforming Youth for the Digital Economy: GUVI and Tamil Nadu Join Forces Under Naan Mudhalvan
Chennai, 23 May 2025 — In a major step toward bridging the digital skills gap among youth, GUVI, the IIT-Madras and IIM-Ahmedabad-incubated EdTech company, has partnered with the Government of Tamil Nadu to upskill 5,555 students under the ambitious Naan Mudhalvan scheme. This collaborative initiative, launched in association with the Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation…
Borzo Report: India’s MSMEs Battle Headwinds Amid Inflation, Skills Gaps and Delivery Challenges
MSME Perspective: Rising Cost, Access to Finance and Skilled Manpower aremajor challenges, Reveals Borzo Report● Financial Constraints: Access to finance, borrowing costs, and working capital remainsignificant barriers.● Logistics & Quick Commerce: High delivery costs and delays are critical challengesimpacting growth.● Automation Dilemma: While 77.7% of MSMEs are open to automation, affordability andtraining costs pose hurdles.●…